UNDISCIPLINED, UNPUNISHED - Summary of the Report on the NYPD’s Disciplinary System
On September 23, 2024, the Hon. Analisa Torres, a federal court judge in the NYPD stop-and-frisk cases, published an unprecedented and detailed report reviewing the NYPD’s disciplinary system. Judge Torres ordered that the Discipline Report be put together as part of the landmark federal monitorship overseeing reforms to the NYPD’s unconstitutional use of stop-and-frisk, trespass enforcement, and racial profiling during pedestrian encounters. The Discipline Report was written by retired state court judge, James Yates, after extensive investigation.
The Discipline Report details the many ways in which the NYPD fails to hold its officers accountable for misconduct during pedestrian stops, frisks, and searches. It concludes that officers who engage in unconstitutional stops and frisks “rarely, if ever” receive any discipline, even when an independent agency, the Civilian Complaint Review, determines that the officer committed misconduct. The Discipline Report also notes the many ways in which the Police Commissioner’s final authority over officer discipline undermines the process of holding officers accountable for their misconduct.
This Summary is prepared by the lawyers for the New Yorkers that sued the NYPD over these illegal stops and racial profiling practices, including BLH and Center for Constitutional Rights counsel for the Plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York, which resulted in a groundbreaking victory against the City following a nine-week trial. The Summary highlights key findings, issues, and recommendations described in more detail in the Discipline Report. Judge Torres has invited public comment on the Discipline Report by December 25, 2024.
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